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Since 14th March 2005 there is a spec file in the [[aMule CVS]] tarball, so that you can easily generate an [http://www.rpm.org RPM].
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A '''spec file''' is included in the [[aMule CVS]] tarball with which you can easily generate an [[RPM]] package.
  
 
It works like this:
 
It works like this:
  
#Download the latest [[aMule CVS]] tarball. It '''Must''' be the [[aMule CVS]] tarball of the '''same day''', these [http://www.rpm.org RPM]s can only be built on the same day you download them.
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# Download the latest aMule CVS tarball. It must be tarball of the ''same day'', these RPMs can only be built on the same day you download them.
 
#Run: ''rpmbuild -ta aMule-CVS-tarball.tar.bz2''
 
#Run: ''rpmbuild -ta aMule-CVS-tarball.tar.bz2''
#There you are, you have a brand new [[aMule CVS]] tarball [http://www.rpm.org RPM] to test the latest and greatest [[aMule]]!
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#When it is completed, you will have an RPM file which you can install with rpm.
  
Notice that you must be familiar with [http://www.rpm.org RPM] generation and you must have everything required to compile [[aMule]] previously installed in your system.
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:'''Not:''' You must have everything required to compile aMule previously installed in your system.
 
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Enjoy!
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Revision as of 02:01, 21 December 2006

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A spec file is included in the aMule CVS tarball with which you can easily generate an RPM package.

It works like this:

  1. Download the latest aMule CVS tarball. It must be tarball of the same day, these RPMs can only be built on the same day you download them.
  2. Run: rpmbuild -ta aMule-CVS-tarball.tar.bz2
  3. When it is completed, you will have an RPM file which you can install with rpm.
Not: You must have everything required to compile aMule previously installed in your system.